In what may have seemed like an impossible task given the amount of snowfall this winter, Mount Washington will open its popular Bike Park this Thursday, July 1st.

The United Riders of Cumberland has worked hard to ensure that they can set an example to the community as to how we can dictate the future growth of the community and it’s recreational possibilities.

Spring is here and so are the warm days. With more people out on the trails, cougar sightings have been very common lately. Considering sightings are typically very rare, the recent visibility is worriesome. Please take care, ride in groups, and keep children and pets close by. Cougars, their tracks and markings have been seen [...]

Support the CCFS by voting for them to win $10,000 from First Insurance. This will allow them to purchase more forest lands surrounding Cumberland. Vote here: http://www.10kgiveaway.ca Also, if you are not a monthly donor, please visit www.cumberlandforest.com and do your part to save our forest lands.

Cumberland has been the recent site of much forestry harvesting, and with this is need to rebuild. Two local groups have now joined force to create the United Riders of Cumberland Trail Maintenance Days.

Some good news from the logging front. While there have been lots of changes to the forest near Cumberland, Hancock Forest Management and Mike Hamilton Logging will be alloting a machine for helping recreate trails near the former Shaker, Entrails, Matt’s trails and more. Please keep your distance during operating hours, there will be plenty [...]

Marcel Tetrault, Comox Valley Echo Published: Friday, February 19, 2010 Malicious destruction in Cumberland’s community forest has people used to seeing brown and green seeing red instead.

Update for Jan 16th, 2010 We’ve really had quite a different winter this year. Last year there had been snow on the ground in the higher Valley areas for upwards of a month and the local trails were mostly unrideable. The recent pineapple express did a good job of clearing most snow under 800m with [...]

Update for Jan 16th,

Thanks to Mother Nature many Cumberland Trails are now clear of snow! Wet but very rideable. Get out and enjoy.

Just completed some updates and have uploaded new versions of the Cumberland and Forbidden zoomify trail maps. Find new copies of the map for sale at local bike shops shortly. Minor updates include new trails on Forbidden Plateau, notations of recent logging and a few new trails in Cumberland.